Jan 31

MST Junior Alaya Mays wins CHS POL!

Performing in front of a packed house in room 116, Magnet junior Alaya Mays wowed the judges with her soulful interpretation of More Lies, by Karin Gottshall, winning the 2017 CHS Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition. In order to advance to the school competition, she and the other students first had to qualify in their respective English class competitions. By virtue of winning the school competition, Ms. Mays advances to the regional competition, being held this year at 5:00 PM on February 2nd at the ESD 112 in Vancouver, WA. Congratulations, Alaya, as well as all the other contestants and the eight school competition finalists! FYI: This year’s runner up was Sam DePonceau. Congrats, Sam, on your awesome interpretation of Billy Collins’ Fishing on the Susquehanna in July.  

On a historical note, this marks the 10th anniversary of CHS involvement in this national recitation/interpretation contest. We estimate that approximately 400 CHS students have participated in the school competition, not to mention close to 2000+ students in the various classroom competitions held over the last ten years. Long live the spoken word!  
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Jan 26

MST 9 Multigenre Projects for The Alchemist

“Creativity and Complexity” sums up our work on The Alchemist Multigenre Projects. Students worked in groups to collaborate and create written and visual pieces to show their depth of understanding about the novel. They created these genres around themes like: following a personal legend, the unity of nature, and the danger of fear. Nice work, MST Pre-AP English 9!

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Jan 23

CHS Girls in STEM

On Saturday, January 21st, 2017, CHS and the Magnet program hosted the Camas Girls in STEM Conference for middle school girls. We had over 45 female professionals in the STEM field who helped to make this event happen, along with 31 of our high school girls who devoted their Saturday to encourage young women to consider a career in a STEM field. It was a hoot of a day being inspired and challenged. By the way, the photo of Mrs. Newman holding the brains? Yes, those are human brains…eek!  

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Jan 19

Magnet Sophomore Earns Gold at Local Music Competition

In front of a packed house of family, friends, and admirers at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver on January 15th, Magnet sophomore Ashley Teng earned a Gold Medal for her flute performance of Flute Concerto 1st mov., by Carl Nielsen. She was matched up against eight of the area’s brightest young musical stars who performed for $1000 scholarship awards and the opportunity to perform as guest artists with The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) at its 23rd Annual Young Artists Competition on April 22 & 23 concerts at Skyview Concert Hall. To qualify, dozens of area musicians under the age of 18 submitted audition recordings to the VSO and were judged by a blue ribbon panel of professional musicians. Congratulations, Ashley!  We look forward to your upcoming performance with the VSO and Maestro Salvador Brotons. Cheers!vsobannerashley

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Jan 18

Final (we hope …) Admissions Timeline Update

Here’s what we hope will be our final revision this year to the MST admissions timeline!  See below first table for the schedule for the middle school visitation.

Admissions Timeline

DATE: TIME: EVENT: LOCATION:
1/24/17 8:25-10:15 AM SKY and 9:00-10:50 AM LIB LIB & SKY Algebra I and Geometry students visit CHS MST Magnet Program CHS rooms: 507, 508, CHS North Commons, & CHS Library
1/26/17 6:30-7:30 PM Parent & Student MST Magnet Info Night CHS North Commons
2/3/17 NLT 3:00 PM MST Magnet Admissions Applications DUE Via online forms
2/10/17 12:55-5:30 PM MST Admissions Testing CHS North Commons
2/10/17 5:00 PM Teacher Recommendations Due Via online forms
2/13/17 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Make-up Session — MST Admissions Testing CHS Career Center
2/24/17 2:40-5:00 PM Supplemental interviews, as needed CHS rooms: 506, 507, 508
3/3/17 OR 3/10/17 Admissions decisions letters sent home via email

 


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Jan 18

Find Yourself at Stanford this Summer!

“Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies selects the finest students from around the world to come to Stanford for an amazing summer experience. Our programs offer highly motivated, intellectually curious students the opportunity to investigate topics not typically taught in high school. Students engage in small classes with instructors who are experts in their fields and passionate about teaching. Past students have frequently described their experience on the Stanford campus as life-changing.”

Visit this link to learn more about their offerings: Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies

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Jan 12

Admissions Timeline Updated

Due to the recent spate of inclement weather, we have updated the admissions timeline to allow for the missed days and rescheduled events. Here it is:

Admissions Timeline

DATE: TIME: EVENT: LOCATION:
1/17/17 8:25-10:15 AM SKY and 9:00-10:50 AM LIB LIB & SKY Algebra I and Geometry students visit CHS MST Magnet Program CHS rooms: 507, 508, CHS North Commons, & CHS Library
1/19/17 6:30 PM Parent & Student MST Magnet Info Night CHS Theater
1/27/17 NLT 3:00 PM MST Magnet Admissions Applications DUE Via online forms
2/3/17 12:55-5:30 PM MST Admissions Testing CHS North Commons
2/3/17 5:00 PM Teacher Recommendations Due Via online forms
2/8/17 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Make-up Session — MST Admissions Testing CHS Career Center
2/24/17 2:40-5:00 PM Supplemental interviews, as needed CHS rooms: 506, 507, 508
3/3/17-3/10/17 Admissions decisions letters sent home via email

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Jan 06

01/10 Lib/Sky Schedule for MST Magnet Visit

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Jan 06

College Admissions Notifications (What to do?)

Mrs. Liebe, our esteemed counselor, passes on some vital info in this season of college admissions:

“Happy New Year greetings to you! I hope this email finds you healthy and well.

College admission decision letters are rolling in on a steady basis for many students. This is both a highly anticipated and nerve-wrecking time for students and families. Often we have a clear understanding of letters that offer acceptance and rejections, yet offers of deferral and wait-listing can be confusing to understand.

Receiving an offer of deferral or wait-listing is not necessarily a sign of rejection, it often comes with notification that the applicant will be reviewed at least once more. Please know that should you receive a letter of deferral or wait-listing, and this is a school at the top of the student’s list, I recommend the student take quick action by contacting the school to express continued interest. I have enclosed a link to an article that offers additional suggestions on how to handle this process.”

http://www.thecollegesolution.com/getting-a-college-admission-deferral-2/

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Dec 16

Applications for 2017 National Youth Science Camp Delegates

Two Washington high school seniors will be selected to receive a scholarship to exchange ideas with scientists and other professionals from the academic and corporate worlds. The selected delegates must not only demonstrate academic achievement in science, but also show potential for thoughtful scientific leadership. Application materials are available on the NYSC website at http://apply.nysc.org and must be submitted by March 1, 2017.
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